Skip to content

Walnut Knob

Walnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Knob rises to 988 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the south-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Guinea Hill Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
988 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.17174, -84.44549

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 28
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 12
Attractions: 5
  • Abandoned Train: 3.8 mi
  • Train Cars: 11.0 mi
  • Winona General Store: 14.1 mi
  • Aspire: 18.7 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Massengil Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Delozier Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Herron Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Debord Falls: 2.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Diocese Arch: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Walnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big FodderstackSSE 160°1,013 m4.7 mi
Buffalo MountainE 95°1,008 m7.6 mi
Stallion MountainS 175°1,007 m1.6 mi
Squire KnobSSW 203°1,002 m1.6 mi
Frozen HeadSSW 192°1,001 m3.5 mi
Burge MountainENE 78°993 m2.6 mi
Bald KnobSW 224°985 m1.4 mi
Patterson MountainESE 118°984 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2120:59
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4616:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876797872614942
Precip in5.15.65.15.24.14.65.53.53.83.14.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356781506

More peaks in Tennessee

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Walnut Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens